51-year-old, 28 minors, bayonet, suspected mushrooms and more found at rural York party

YORK, Neb. (KLKN) — The York County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) arrested a man after finding him at an underage drinking party.

Around 10:45 p.m. on Oct. 10, deputies responded to a rural residence after reports of an underage drinking party. The party was occurring after a school homecoming event.

Deputies arrived and obtained a search warrant for the property, owned by Chad Stuhr, 51.

Around 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 11, deputies, along with troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol, executed the search warrant.

28 minors were found inside a loft of a barn on the property. Along with the minors, multiple alcohol beverage containers were found.

Multiple juveniles reported Stuhr to be partying alongside the minors, and the only adult present. According to YCSO, the juveniles also reported Stuhr as having uncomfortable and inappropriate behavior toward the minor girls.

While investigating, deputies heard that Stuhr had inappropriate contact with a juvenile at the party.

As the search warrant continued to be executed, law enforcement found Stuhr hiding in a concealed room behind a moveable wall in the barn loft. Deputies also found marijuana, a bayonet, numerous alcoholic beverages and approximately 62.7 grams of suspected psilocybin mushrooms.

Stuhr was arrested and lodged for possession with intent to deliver psilocybin/psilocin, second-degree sexual assault of a child, possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person, possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony, child abuse, failure to affix a drug tax stamp, procuring alcohol for a minor, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, theft by receiving stolen property, possession of less than one ounce of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

YCSO urges anyone with information regarding the party or Stuhr to contact Sergeant Taylor Samek or Investigator Nolan Janzen at 402-362-4927.

Courtesy: YCSO